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Caitlìn Maude
in conflict
i ngleic (tà an tsaoirse i ngleic leis an daoirse sa dàn seo)
in depression
in ìsle brì
spirit
spiorad (briste)
by the captivity
ag an ngèibheannas
allegorical
represents something else-is dàn fàthchiallach è
poem
dàn (m)
represents….
seasann (an t-ainmhì don fhile)
suffering with cancer
ag fulaingt le hailse
imprisoned
i ngèibheann
relying on
ag brath ar (+h)
dignity
dìnit (caillte)
energy
fuinneamh
once
tràth
confined by the cancer
teanntaithe ag an ailse
to express smth
rud a chur in iùl
the poet expressed smth (eg) to us in this poem
cuireann an file smth (an tèama) in iùl (trìd na teicnìochtaì fileata) dùinn sa dàn seo
poetic techniques
na teicnìochtaì fileata
there is two images in the poem
tà dhà ìomhà sa dàn
at the start of the poem
ag tùs an dàin
in the first half of the poem
sa chèad leath den dàn
healthy
slàintiùil
powerful
cumhachtach
handsome
dathùil
famous
càiliùil
noble
uasal
‘ainmhì mè’ he is saying that he’s alive…that he is an alive thing…not dead…he is proud
tà sè à rà go bhfuil sè beo….gur rud beo è……nìl sè marbh…tà sè bròdùil
beauty
(dèanann an file cur sìos ar) àilleacht (an ainmhì)
written in A.L….he knows that he is still beautiful
scrìobhtar san Aimsir Làithreach…tà a fhios aige go bhfuil sè fòs àlainn
scary
scanrùil
cheerful
gealghàireach
happy
sona
independent
neamhspleàch
he scared other animals and people
chuir sè eagla ar ainmhì eile agus ar dhaoine
full of energy and strength
làn le fuinneamh agus neart
spending his life as is natural to him
ag caitheamh a shaol mar ba nàdùrtha dò
status…in his environment
(bhì) stàdas (aige) ina thimpealleacht (fèin)
control on his life
smacht aige ar a shaol fèin
‘tràth’
once
sadness and regret to be noticed in this word
tà bròn agus àifèala le sonrù san fhocal seo
remembering back to the time that has gone now
tà sè ag cuimhneamh siar ar an am atà imithe anois
in the second half of the poem
sa dara leath den dàn
the first/second image
an chèad ìomhà/an dara hìomhà
the poem changes
athraìonn an dàn
it is slower here
tà sè nìos moille anseo
the poem quietens
ciùnaìonn an dàn
the energy is gone
tà an fuinneamh imithe
there isn’t nature around now
nìl nàdùr mòrthimpeall anois
the animal doesn’t have interest in the least in anything
nìl suim dà laghad ag an ainmhì in aon rud
he is half asleep
tà sè leath ina chodladh
he is locked up, in prison in the zoo
tà sè faoi ghlas, i bprìosùn sa zù
he has lost his freedom and dignity
tà a shaoirse agus a dìnit caillte aige
he is broken, without a soul
tà sè briste, gan anam
an injustice/abuse had been done to him
tà èagòir/drochìde à dhèanamh air
there isn’t anything there but a shadow
nìl ann ach a thaise
he doesn’t have any company/he is alone
nìl aon comhluadar aige/tà sè in a aonar
he is a showcase
is taispeàntas è
people come to look at him
tagann na daoine chun fèachaint air
the people looking at him annoy him
cuireann na daoine ag fèachaint air isteach air
it is right that people here in front of him would have awe and terror
ba chòir go mbeadh alltacht agus faitìos ag na daoine seo roimhe
he is relying on the people here now/he is not independent
tà sè ag brath ar na daoine seo anois/nìl sè neamhspleàch
he is there against his will
tà sè ann i gcoinne a thola
he is not in charge of his own destiny
nìl sè i gceannas ar a chinniùint fèin
he would like to be free but no one can give him freedom
ba mhaith leis a bheith saor ach nì fèidir le hèinne saoirse a thabhairt dò
contrast is in the centre of this poem
is ì codarsnacht croìlàr an dàin
there is contrast between freedom and bondage/natural setting and unnatural setting/dignity and lack of dignity/happiness and despair
tà codarsnacht idir an saoirse agus an daoirse/suìomh nàdùrtha agus suìomh mìnàdùrtha/dìnit agus easpa dìnite/sonas agus gruaim
he was free in his own native place
bhì sè saor ina àit dhùchais fèin
he had space and there wasn’t any boundaries for him
bhì spàs aige agus nì raibh aon teorainn curtha leis
now he is captive in the zoo/he doesn’t have a lot of space/it is a narrow area.
anois tà sè teorannta sa zù/nìl go leor spàis aige/is àit chùng ì
nothing nor nobody annoyed him ever
nìor chuir aon duine nà aon rud isteach air fadò
he had power in his own place/he had respect/people were scared of him
bhì cumhacht aige ina àit fèin/bhì meas air/chuir sè scanradh ar dhaoine
the nature was all around him in the forest but now there isn’t but one tree in his surrounds
bhì an nàdùr mòrthimpeall sa choill ach anois nìl ach crann amhàin ina thimpeall
he had his dignity as a result
bhì dìnit aige dà bharr
he didn’t have responsibility or worry in his life
nì raibh cùram nà imnì sa saol air
now people see him as a showcase/he is on show
anois fèachann daoine air mar thaispeàntas/tà sè ar seò
people there annoy him
cuireann na daoine seo as dò
his dignity was taken from him
tà a dhìnit bainte de
of course he was satisfied happy when he was young but now he doesn’t have interest in life
ar ndòigh bhì sè sona sàsta nuair a bhì sè òg ach anois nìl suim aige sa saol
he had hope once but now he is in despair
bhì dòchas aige uair amhàin ach anois tà sè èadòchasach
the gloom has effectiveness here on the energy that he has/he is exhausted
tà èifeacht ag an ngruaim seo ar an bhfuinneanh atà aige/tà sè traochta
he doesn’t care about life/he is fed up/his spirit is gone
is cuma leis faoin saol/tà sè brèan de/tà a spiorad imithe
he was king of the forest
bhì sè rì na foraoise
he was proud once of his beauty and his power/now he is ashamed and disappointed
bhì bròd/mòrtas air tràth lena àilleacht agus lena chumhacht/anois tà nàire agus dìomà air
the word ‘but’ portrays the contrast that there is between his time in the life of the animal
lèirìonn an focal ‘ach’ an chodarsnacht idir an dà sheal i saol an ainmhì
this poem is full of feelings
tà an dàn seo làn le mothùchàin
there is proudness, happiness and sadness to be noticed in the poem
tà bròd, àthas agus bròn le sonrù sa dàn
he is remembering back sadly to the time that he was happy
tà sè ag cuimhneamh siar go brònach ar an t-am a bhì àthas air
